WHEC-32. Panama Canal Zone Transit. She was homeported in New York City until 1969 when she moved to Portland, Maine. In 1974 her homeport was again changed, this time to Port Angeles, Washington.
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
Secretary Class 327-foot High Endurance Cutter
Keel Laid 1 May 1935 - Launched 3 June 1936
USCGC GEORGE W. CAMPBELL CGC-65
Commissioned 16 June 1936
USCGC CAMPBELL CGC-65
Named shortened August 1937
USCGC CAMPBELL WPG-32
Reclassified Gunboat (WPG) May 1942
USCGC CAMPBELL WAGC-32
Reclassified Amphibious Force Flagship (WAGC) 4 January 1945
USCGC CAMPBELL WHEC-32
Reclassified High Endurance Cutter (WHEC) 1 May 1966
Decommissioned 1 April 1982
Sunk as target 29 November 1984
Naval Covers
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text
Postmark Date
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image
Post Office Established 1 April 1944 to 14 July 1948
Locy Type 2tnu
(used after POD)
1948-09-20
WPG-32. Post office discontinued 14 July 1948
Locy Type 2tz
1945-07-18
WPG-32. Censored, sailor's mail.
Other Information
USCGC CAMPBELL earned the American Defense Medal w/ "A" device, the American Campaign Medal, the European/African/Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 3 battle stars, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 4 battle stars, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon, the Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation Ribbon and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Coast Guard career.
NAMESAKE - George Washington Campbell (9 February 1769 – 17 February 1848)
Campbell was an American statesman being appointed Secretary of the Treasury by James Madison as his last government position.
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